Specing up a new PC
15 January 2007, 01:30 PM
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Specing up a new PC
Gonna build my own system this time round.
Looking towards a core 2 duo, its going to be for Vista so I'm thinking 2GB RAM, like my games but don't play PC ones as much as I used to so don't need a cutting edge GFX card but a relatively zippy one would be good. Want 500GB HD space minimum. (mirrored or some such if poss).
Is all that do-able for around £700?
Anyone recommend any good components like the case, mobo, etc? Would this be a good buy?
Motherboard Bundle Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 1024MB 667Mhz DDR2 Heatsink And Fan MSI Motherboard : mbb-c2d6pu
Looking towards a core 2 duo, its going to be for Vista so I'm thinking 2GB RAM, like my games but don't play PC ones as much as I used to so don't need a cutting edge GFX card but a relatively zippy one would be good. Want 500GB HD space minimum. (mirrored or some such if poss).
Is all that do-able for around £700?
Anyone recommend any good components like the case, mobo, etc? Would this be a good buy?
Motherboard Bundle Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 1024MB 667Mhz DDR2 Heatsink And Fan MSI Motherboard : mbb-c2d6pu
15 January 2007, 04:32 PM
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Right this is a flipping minefield isn't it!
Looking at the spec below:
Core 2 Duo E6600
7950GT 512MB
965 chipset Mobo
400GB SATA
2GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM
DVD DL Writer
Case
~550w PSU
CPU Fan
All comes in around 850-900.........
Looking at the spec below:
Core 2 Duo E6600
7950GT 512MB
965 chipset Mobo
400GB SATA
2GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM
DVD DL Writer
Case
~550w PSU
CPU Fan
All comes in around 850-900.........
15 January 2007, 05:42 PM
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You’re talking the best part of a grand for a DX10 rig at the moment. Might be worth waiting a few months till the ATI R600 card comes out then I think nvidia will drop the prices of the 8800
Here’s what you can expect for about a grand
Here’s what you can expect for about a grand
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15 January 2007, 07:30 PM
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My specs
Just done the same from ebuyer,
2 xSony AW-G170AB2 18xDVD±RW/RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - Bare Drive116255
£34.02
1 xMaxtor 6V200E0 200GB SATA300 7200rpm 8MB Cache - £38.03
1 xOCZ (OCZ26672048ELGEGXT-K) 2Gb (2x1024MB) DDR2-667 PC2-4200 CL 4-4-4-12 ENHANCED LATENCY GOLD GX XTC DUAL CHANNEL KIT(LIFETIME WARRANTY £142.31
1 xSapphire ATI X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO dual DVI PCI-E Crossfire£153.17
1 xAntec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Midi Tower - With 450W SmartPower2.0 PSU93403 £60.24
1 xCore 2 Duo E6400 2.13ghz - Skt775 Fsb1066 2mb Cache £125.64
1 xASUS P5V-VM DH Pentium 4/Celeron/Pentium D/65nm dual-core/Core2Duo113956£43.04£43.04
£716. Delivered
2 xSony AW-G170AB2 18xDVD±RW/RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - Bare Drive116255
£34.021 xMaxtor 6V200E0 200GB SATA300 7200rpm 8MB Cache - £38.03
1 xOCZ (OCZ26672048ELGEGXT-K) 2Gb (2x1024MB) DDR2-667 PC2-4200 CL 4-4-4-12 ENHANCED LATENCY GOLD GX XTC DUAL CHANNEL KIT(LIFETIME WARRANTY £142.31
1 xSapphire ATI X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO dual DVI PCI-E Crossfire£153.17
1 xAntec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Midi Tower - With 450W SmartPower2.0 PSU93403
£60.241 xCore 2 Duo E6400 2.13ghz - Skt775 Fsb1066 2mb Cache £125.64
1 xASUS P5V-VM DH Pentium 4/Celeron/Pentium D/65nm dual-core/Core2Duo113956£43.04£43.04
£716. Delivered
15 January 2007, 10:24 PM
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wouldn't want to trust that power supply with all that expensive kit
the test of a good power supply is when it fails. if it doesn’t take out your other kit in the process it’s a good one
the test of a good power supply is when it fails. if it doesn’t take out your other kit in the process it’s a good one
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16 January 2007, 04:53 PM
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Cheers Tim.
I'd buy a 530+ watt supply myself most likely.
Motherboards are the ones that confuse me most, theres fecking hundreds of the things and sheit loads of different chipsets
I'd buy a 530+ watt supply myself most likely.
Motherboards are the ones that confuse me most, theres fecking hundreds of the things and sheit loads of different chipsets
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